1972 Hawaii Rainbows football team

The 1972 Hawaii Rainbows football team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa as an independent during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. In their fifth season under head coach Dave Holmes, the Rainbows compiled a 8–3 record.[1]

1972 Hawaii Rainbows football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–3
Head coach
Home stadiumHonolulu Stadium
1972 NCAA College Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Bridgeport   –  11 –0 –0
No. 1 Delaware   –  10 –0 –0
No. 5 Tennessee State   –  11 –1 –0
Colorado College   –  8 –1 –0
Tampa   –  10 –2 –0
Trinity (TX)   –  8 –2 –0
Western Carolina   –  7 –2 –1
Hawaii   –  8 –3 –0
Indiana State   –  7 –3 –0
Northeastern   –  6 –2 –0
Bucknell   –  6 –3 –0
Cortland   –  6 –3 –0
San Diego   –  6 –3 –1
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   –  4 –2 –1
Eastern Michigan   –  6 –4 –0
Milwaukee   –  6 –4 –0
Samford   –  5 –3 –2
Lake Forest   –  4 –3 –1
Nevada   –  6 –5 –0
Central Michigan   –  5 –5 –1
Fordham   –  5 –5 –0
Rose-Hulman   –  5 –5 –0
Santa Clara   –  4 –4 –1
Akron   –  3 –4 –2
Saint Mary's   –  3 –4 –0
Drexel   –  3 –6 –0
Northeast Louisiana   –  3 –7 –0
Portland State   –  3 –8 –0
Wayne State (MI)   –  2 –5 –1
Boston University   –  2 –8 –0
Northern Michigan   –  2 –8 –0
Saint Peter's   –  2 –8 –0
Chattanooga   –  2 –9 –0
Southern Illinois   –  1 –8 –1
Eastern Illinois   –  1 –9 –0
Madison   –  0 –4 –1
UNLV   –  1 –10 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Portland State
W 38–135,514
September 23Cal Lutheran
W 38–1017,590
October 7Puget Sound
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, HI
W 27–1017,067
October 14Cal State Fullertondagger
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, HI
W 49–1516,324[2]
October 21Montana
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, HI
W 30–317,901
October 28at No. 16 Tennessee
L 2–3463,903[3]
November 4Grambling
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, HI
L 7–4623,003
November 11Northern Arizona
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, HI
W 20–1313,100
November 18Linfield
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, HI
W 36–1712,769[4]
November 25San Jose State
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, HI
W 28–1514,912
December 2Stanford
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, HI
L 7–3918,397
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[5]

References
  1. "2020 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Hawaii. 2020. p. 174. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  2. "Hawaii Hands Titans Worst Defeat, 49-15". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 16, 1972. p. III-5. Retrieved February 8, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  3. "Tennessee gridders drub Hawaii, 34–2". The Daily Advertiser. October 29, 1972. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Hawaii, acupuncture: Too much for 'Cats". Capital Journal. Salem, Oregon. United Press International. November 20, 1972. p. 43. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
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